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Richard Jefferson's contract with the Cavs will reportedly be for one year at the veteran's minimum.

Jefferson is chasing a ring at this point in his career and he'll fill a small bench role behind LeBron James, whose durability nearly guarantees that Jefferson won't be a fantasy consideration. The 14-year veteran approached a career-low with only 5.8 points per game last season. Jul 21 - 8:29 PM

Jefferson had initially committed to re-sign with Dallas, but after the whole DeAndre Jordan fiasco, Dallas reportedly gave some of their guys the opportunity to find another deal. Jefferson will be competing for a championship in Cleveland, but he'll have a limited role with the club, and won't be worth drafting in most leagues. Jul 21 - 3:22 PM

He'll likely just get a minimum deal and fit into the exceptions, so it won't affect the Mavs' salary cap situation. Jefferson played most of his minutes at small forward and could be a factor if Chandler Parsons (knee) has a setback. Jul 3 - 5:27 PM

Timofey Mozgov (knee) will wait another two weeks before deciding whether or not he will play for Team Russia this summer.

Mozgov underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on Wednesday, and was given a 6-week recovery timetable. He reportedly injured his knee during the playoffs, but played through it, and the fact he hasn't ruled out playing for Russia this summer can be viewed as a positive. Mozgov has plenty of time to get himself right for the 2015-16 season, and after averaging 10.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game with the Cavs last season, he'll make for a decent selection in next year's fantasy drafts once the big name centers are off the board.

Anderson Varejao (Achilles) is progressing well and is expected to be ready in time for training camp according to Cavaliers general manger David Griffin.

"Andy, similarly, feels very good," Griffin said. "He actually wanted to try to dress in the Finals and wasn't real happy that we didn't let him to do it. So, I anticipate he'll be ready for the start of camp." It's definitely a good sign that Varejao wanted to play in the postseason, but the Cavs did the right thing by not risking his health. Varejao is a tenacious rebounder and his energy level will never be a question mark, but his injury history is too extensive for owners in standard leagues to take a chance on him.